Island Fishing Report

Fishing during May around Anna Maria Island is a great time to catch a variety of species on the inshore waters of Tampa Bay.

Mr Darwin Weinke with a nice 30" redfish.

Snook ,Trout ,and Redfish will be feeding ferociously on live bait . Look for the Snook and Redfish to be up in the Mangroves on the higher tides and the Speckled Trout to be in sea grass areas with 2-6ft of water.

Spanish Mackerel are in Tampa Bay. Sharks have made a push into Tampa Bay with many Blacktips, Spinners, Bull ,and Lemon Sharks cruising the deep edges of the ship channel and off the beaches.

Tarpon will make a show this month off the beaches and in the passes. To catch Tarpon off the beach, it is imperative to have a stealthy quite approach to the fish. A live crab , pinfish,shiner, threadfin, or jumbo shrimp will stir the the hunger pains in these majestic fish.

Timothy Langham, Orlando, with a nice 32" redfish.

May is one of my favorite months to fish the Anna Maria Island areas as the weather is moderate and sunny with clam winds and smooth seas.